List of folk musicians

=Andean=

*Aconcagua
*Savia Andina
*Ayopayamanta

Argentina

*Huldreslåt
*Mercedes Sosa
*Hernan Livolsi [http://www.myspace.com/hernanlivolsi]

Armenia

*Djivan Gasparyan
*Richard A. Hagopian
*Udi Hrant (lived in Turkey)
*Kavarabar
*Gor Mkhitarian
*Ara Topouzian

Australia

*Blue King Brown
*Eric Bogle
*Kasey Chambers
*Aurora Jane & Massive Change
*Kavisha Mazzella
*mothers of intention
*Roaring Jack
*Judy Small
*The Waifs
*Lame Jack Cousens

Indigenous Australians

*Kerrianne Cox
*David Hudson
*Archie Roach

Brazil

*Bambu
*Cartola
*Luis Carlos Bahia
*Agua de Moringa
*Joan Sebastian

Canada

*Susan Aglukark (born 1967)
*The Band
*Kim Barlow
*Be Good Tanyas
*Jennifer Berezan
*Heather Bishop
*Oscar Brand (born 1920)
*Bruce Cockburn
*Leonard Cohen (born 1934)
*The Cottars
*Crash Vegas
*Bonnie Dobson (born 1940)
*Luke Doucet
*The Duhks
*Fred Eaglesmith
*Kathleen Edwards (born 1978)
*Stephen Fearing
*Ferron
*Jeremy Fisher
*Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
*David Francey (born 1954)
*Great Big Sea
*Great Lake Swimmers
*Norm Hacking
*Sarah Harmer (born 1970)
*Hart-Rouge
*The Hidden Cameras
*Veda Hille (born 1968)
*Ian & Sylvia
*Reid Jamieson
*James Keelaghan
*Mary Jane Lamond
*Penny Lang
*Gordon Lightfoot (born 1938)
*Ashley MacIsaac (born 1975)
*Buddy MacMaster
*Natalie MacMaster
*Rita MacNeil (born 1944)
*Travis MacRae (born 1984)
* [http://www.joybuzzard.com/carlamcewen Carla McEwen] (born 1950)
*Kate and Anna McGarrigle
*Loreena McKennitt
*Murray McLauchlan
*Lynn Miles
*Trevor Mills
*Joni Mitchell (born 1943)
*Jory Nash
*Faith Nolan
*The Paperboys
*Evalyn Parry
*Po' Girl
*Garnet Rogers (born 1951)
*Stan Rogers (1949–1983)
*Buffy Sainte-Marie
*Jonathan Seet
*Ron Sexsmith
*Rae Spoon
*Christian Tobin
*Lucie Blue Tremblay
*Valdy
*The Wailin' Jennys
*Loudon Wainwright III (American expatriate)
*Jesse Winchester (American expatriate)
*Neil Young (born 1945)

Quebec

*La Bolduc (1894–1941)
*La Bottine Souriante
*Serge Fiori
*Harmonium
*Matapat
*Le Rêve du Diable
*Le Vent du Nord
*Les Batinses

Chile

*Víctor Jara
*Violeta Parra

China

*Louis Chen & Friends
*Feng-jün Song
*Liu Xing

Czech Republic

*Jiři Schmitzer
*Karel Kryl

Moravia

*Jozka Cerny

Finland

*Angelit
*Timo Alakotila
*Frigg
*Gjallarhorn
*Islaja
*JPP
*Konsta Jylhä
*Arto Järvelä
*Mauno Järvelä
*Sari Kaasinen
*Maria Kalaniemi
*Marjatta Kalaniemi
*Sanna Kurki-Suonio
*Loituma
*Viljami Niittykoski
*Tallari
*Troka
*Tapani Varis
*Jenny Wilhelms
*Wimme
*Värttinä

France

*Patrick Bouffard
*La Chavannée
*Gilles Chabenat
*Serge Desaunay
*Sacha Distel
*Eric Elsener
*Maxime Le Forestier
*Le Gop
*Vincent Leutreau
*Malicorne
*Georges Mustaki
*Frédéric Paris
*Roulotte Bleue
*Gus Viseur

Brittany

*Ar Re Yaouank
*Barzaz
*Gilles le Bigot
*Dan Ar Braz
*Bugel Koar
*Jean Chocun
*Jean-Paul Corbineau
*Darhaou
*Dibenn
*Jean-Louis Jossic
*Kej
*Kornog
*Fanch Landreau
*Loened Fall
*Jacky Molard
*Patrick Molard
*Alain Pennec
*Yann-Fanch Perroches
*Soïg Sibéril
*Skolvan
*Pennoù Skoulm
*Alan Stivell
*Jean-Michel Veillon
*Ti Jaz
*Tri Yann

Greece

Dhimotika / palea dhimotika

*Haris Alexiou
*The Athenians
*Rosa Eskenazi
*Vassilis Tsitsanis
*Markos Vamvakaris (1905–1972)
*Yiota Vei

Hungary

*Beata Salamon [http://metabeja.googlepages.com]

Ireland

*ALT (Ireland/New Zealand)
*Altan
*Paul Brady
*Mary Black
*Luka Bloom
*The Bothy Band
*Calico
*Karan Casey
*The Chieftains
*The Clancy Brothers
*Liam Clancy
*Clannad
*The Corrs
*De Danann
*Dervish
*The Dubliners
*Seamus Egan
*Energy Orchard
*Seamus Ennis
*Brian Finnegan
*Flogging Molly
*Goats Don't Shave
*Lisa Hannigan
*Martin Hayes
*Rosena Horan
*Hothouse Flowers
*The Johnstons
*Dolores Keane
*Bap Kennedy
*Frankie Kennedy
*Lúnasa
*Sinéad Lohan
*Tommy Makem
*Michael McGoldrick
*Christy Moore
*Máire Ní Chathasaigh
*Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
*Maura O'Connell
*Sinéad O'Connor
*Sally Oldfield
*Planxty
*The Pogues
*Fionn Regan
*Damien Rice
*Sharon Shannon
*Davy Spillane
*Patrick Street
*The Waterboys (Ireland/Scotland)
*The Wolfe Tones
*Andy White (born 1930)

Israel

*Chava Alberstein
*David Broza
*Bradley Fish

Italy

*Adamo (born 1943)
*Allessandra Belloni
*Carlo Buti
*Fausto Cigliano
*Ferebandaperta (F.B.A.)
*Francesco Guccini
*E Zezi
*Enzo Rao & Glen Velez

Japan

*Rinken Band
*Overdose kunst
*makryham(Usyukuro)

Mexico

*Banda Pequeños Musical
*Johnny Canales
*Banda Tapatias
*Gonzalo Ceja
*El Compa Kito
*The Mollys
*Los Super Seven

New Zealand

*Bob Bickerton
*Anne Bowen
*Martin Curtis
*Evelyn Entwistle
*Flight of the Conchords
*Phil Garland
*Emily Giles
*Lorina Harding
*HLM (Half Legendary Men)
*Sue Harkness
*Luke Hurley
*Martha Louise
*Eric McEachen
*Bob McNeill
*Seán Manning
*Brendyn Montgomery
*Mike Moroney
*Chris Penman
*Chris Priestley
*Jan Elliott/Rapley
*Bic Runga
*Lindsey Shields
*Shiner
*Mahinarangi Tocker
*Marcus Turner
*The Twa Jimmies (James Wilkinson and Jimmie Young)
*Greg Waite
*Jock Walton

Norway

*Frigg
*Myllarguten
*Annbjørg Lien
*Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag

Peru

*Pepe Vasquez
*Carme
*Leandro Apaza
*Benjamin Clara
*El Cholo Berrocal
*Ah-Kin
*Runa Thushuy
*Leandro Apaza
*Wachan Bajiyoperak
*Wayno
*Nina Mutal
*Rob Theakston
*Grupo Abancay

Russia

*Sasha Lazard
*Luna Band
*Valia & Aliocha Dimitrievitch
*Ay Lazzat
*Balalaika-Ensemble Wolga
*Terem Quartet
*Jeanne Bichevskaya
*Chris True
*Tridruga
*Ivan Rebroff

lovenia

*Slavko Avsenik
*Atomik Harmonik

outh Africa

*Ladysmith Black Mambazo
*Mahotella Queens
*Miriam Makeba
*Plush

pain

*Equidad Bares
*Na Lua
*La Musgaña
*Llan de Cubel
*Hevia
*Luar Na Lubre
*Jorge Pardo
*David Maldonado
*Carlos Nuñez
*Radio Tarifa
*Lakis & Achwach
*Luis Pastor
*Las Guitarras de España
*Vox
*Narciso Yepes
*Hernan Livolsi

weden

*Hasse Alatalo
*Kalle Almlöf
*Erik Ask-Uppmark
*Boot
*Baäsk
*Frifot
*Garmarna
*Groupa
*Per Gudmundson
*Johan Hedin
*Hedningarna
*Emma Härdelin
*Hjort Anders Olsson
*Pehr H?rberg
*Åsa Jinder
*Hans Kennemark
*Svante Lindqvist
*Bengt Löfberg
*Hållbus Totte Mattson
*Kalle Moraeus
*Ale Möller
*Anders Norudde
*Norrlåtar
*JP Nyströms
*Gudmunds Nils Larsson
*Susanne Rosenberg
*August Str?mberg
*Swåp
*Roger Tallroth
*Triakel
*Väsen
*Lena Willemark

witzerland

*Outre Manche

Tibet

*Yungchen Lhamo

Turkey

*Tanburi Cemil Bey
*Latif Bolat
*Kudsi Erguner
*Lalezar Ensemble
*Erkin Koray
*Libel Can
*Udi Hrant
*Omar Faruk Tekbilek
*Huseyin & Gunay Turkmenler

Tuva

*Huun-Huur-Tu
*Kongar-ol Ondar

United Kingdom

England

*Harvey Andrews
*Joan Armatrading
*John Tams
*Frankie Armstrong
*Badly Drawn Boy
*Roy Bailey
*Peter Bellamy
*Blowzabella
*Jon Boden
*Billy Bragg
*Anne Briggs
*Vashti Bunyan
*Eliza Carthy
*Martin Carthy
*Ian Carter
*Pete Coe
*Dolly Collins
*Shirley Collins
*Christine Collister
*Coope Boyes and Simpson
*Pete Cooper
*Copper family
*Jon Loomes
*Harry Cox
*Andy Cutting
*Sandy Denny
*John Dipper
*Lonnie Donegan
*Donovan
*Nick Drake
*Barry Dransfield
*Dulzaina
*Nigel Eaton
*Edward II
*Emmy the Great
*Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews
*Fairport Convention
*Flook
*Jo Freya
*Vin Garbutt
*Davey Graham
*David Gray
*Clive Gregson
*Reg Hall
*Robert Harbron
*John Wesley Harding
*Bella Hardy
*Roy Harper
*Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner
*Boo Hewerdine
*Robyn Hitchcock
*Richard Hodgekins
*Ashley Hutchings
*Joe Hutton
*Bert Jansch
*Nic Jones
*Wizz Jones
*Fred Jordan
*Keith Kendrick
*William Kimber
*John Kirkpatrick
*Sam Larner
*Chris Leslie
*A.L. Lloyd (Bert Lloyd)
*Ian Luff
*Kirsty MacColl
*John Martyn
*Iain Matthews
*Ralph McTell
*Sylvia Needham
*Simon Nicol
*Old Swan Band
*Beth Orton
*Oysterband
*Walter Pardon
*Maddy Prior
*John Renbourn
*Saul Rose
*Kate Rusby
*Martin Simpson
*Phoebe Smith
*Snaketown
*Steeleye Span
*John Spiers
*Cat Stevens
*Dave Swarbrick
*Jon Swayne
*June Tabor
*Joseph Taylor
*Richard Thompson
*Teddy Thompson
*Scan Tester
*Karen Tweed
*Lal Waterson
*Norma Waterson
*The Watersons
*Jinky Wells
*Whippersnapper
*Roger Wilson
*Chris Wood
*Uiscedwr
*The Young Tradition

Northumbria

*422
*Alistair Anderson
*Jack Armstrong
*John 'Carrick' Armstrong
*Tommy Armstrong
*Will Atkinson
*Ian Carr
*Pauline Cato
*Folk Pistols
*Foster Charlton
*The Cheviot Ranters
*Tom Clough
*Billy Conroy
*Bob Davenport
*John Doonan
*The Doonan Family
*Jack Elliott (died 1966)
*Bob Fox
*Tom Gilfellon
*Johnny Handle
*George Hepple
*The High Level Ranters
*The Hedgehog's Skin
*Joe Hutton
*Jack the Lad
* [http://www.folkstomp.com Jack O'Ryan Band]
*James Hill
*Nancy Kerr
*Sandra Kerr
*Andy May
*Chris Ormston
*Billy Pigg
*Jock Purdon (1925–1998)
*Rhymeside
*Colin Ross
*Matt Seattle
*Syncopace
*Willy Taylor
*Kathryn Tickell
*Mike Tickell
*Peter Tickell
*The Witches of Elswick

cotland

*Tom Anderson (1910–1991)
*Aly Bain
*Battlefield Band
*Martyn Bennett (1971–2005)
*Eric Bogle
*Capercaillie
*The Corries
*Ian Campbell Folk Group
*Malcolm Crosbie
*Rachel Hair
*Johnny Cunningham (1957–2003)
*Phil Cunningham
*Gordon Duncan (1963–2005)
*Jock Duncan
*Garry Finlayson
*Archie Fisher
*Cilla Fisher
*Ray Fisher
*Angus R Grant
*Dick Gaughan
*Corrina Hewat
*Alistair Hulett
*Jim King
*The House Band
*The Incredible String Band
*Bert Jansch
*Ian Lowthian
*Quee Macarthur
*James Mackintosh
*The McCalmans
*Ewan MacColl (1915–1989)
*Catriona Macdonald
*Karine Polwart
*Alasdair Roberts
*Shooglenifty
*Sileas
*Silly Wizard
*The Tannahill Weavers
*Linda Thompson (born 1948)
*Simon Thoumire
*Wolfstone

Wales

*Fernhill
*Ffynnon
*Maisie Greenwood
*Mary Hopkin
*Ceri Rhys Matthews
*Julie Murphy
*Siân Phillips
*Pigyn Clust
*Llio Rhydderch
*Mick Tems

United States

Appalachian

*Clarence Ashley
*Joe Bethancourt
*Dock Boggs
*Guy Carawan
*Sara Carter (1898–1979)
*Stoney Cooper
*Cousin Emmy
*Hazel Dickens
*Lee Hammond
*Tommy Jarrell
*Kossoy Sisters
*Wilma Lee
*Bascom Lamar Lunsford
*New Lost City Ramblers
*Uncle Charlie Osborne
*Jean Ritchie
*Sam Rizzetta
*Loraine Wyman (1885–1937)

Cajun and zydeco

*Amédé Ardoin
*Chris Ardoin
*Beausoleil
*Boozoo Chavis
*Clifton Chenier
*Creole Zydeco Farmers
*John Delafose
*Keith Frank
*Beau Jocque
*Queen Ida
*Rosie Ledet
*Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
*Rockin' Dopsie
*Rockin' Sidney
*Terrance Simien
*Buckwheat Zydeco (born 1947)
*Zydeco Force
*Zydeco T

General

*Derroll Adams
*Ryan Adams (born 1974)
*The Almanac Singers
*Beth Amsel
*An Angle
*Eric Andersen
*Jamie Anderson
*Joan Baez (born 1941)
*Devendra Banhart
*The Beau Brummels
*Dan Bern
*Theodore Bikel (born 1924)
*Billy Pilgrim
*Hugh Blumenfeld (born 1958)
*Dock Boggs
*Gordon Bok
*Bryan Bowers (born 1940)
*Kate Brislin
*Chuck Brodsky
*David Bromberg
*Jonatha Brooke (born 1964)
*The Brothers Four
*Greg Brown
*Tim Buckley
*Buffalo Springfield
*Brewer & Shipley
*The Byrds
*Andrew Calhoun
*Daniel Candiotta (born 1987)
*Edie Carey
*Mary Chapin Carpenter
*Dave Carter (1952–2002)
*Caitlin Cary
*Casselberry-DuPreé
*Chad Mitchell Trio
*Tracy Chapman (born 1964)
*Harry Chapin
*The Chenille Sisters
*Vic Chesnutt
*Frank Christian
*Meg Christian (born 1947)
*Paul Clayton (1931–1967)
*Slaid Cleaves
*Judy Collins
*Lui Collins
*Shawn Colvin (born 1956)
*Matt Costa (born 1982)
*Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987)
*Jim Croce (1943–1973)
*Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
*Mike Cross
*Catie Curtis
*Barbara Dane
*Grey DeLisle
*Kris Delmhorst
*Iris DeMent
*John Denver (1947–1997)
*Ani DiFranco (born 1970)
*Alice Di Micele (born 1965)
*disappear fear
*Alix Dobkin
*Antje Duvekot
*Bob Dylan (born 1941)
*Cliff Eberhardt
*Eddie from Ohio
*Cass Elliot (1941–1974)
*Ramblin' Jack Elliott
*Mark Erelli (born 1975)
*John Fahey (1939–2001)
*Richard & Mimi Fariña
*Anne Feeney
*Melissa Ferrick (born 1970)
*Holly Figueroa
*Cathy Fink
*The Flying Burrito Brothers
*Steve Forbert (born 1955)
*Jeffrey Foucault
*Four Bitchin' Babes
*Bob Franke (born 1947)
*Donavon Frankenreiter
*Debbie Friedman (born 1952)
*Gaia Consort
*Mary Gauthier
*Bob Gibson
*Ronnie Gilbert
*Vance Gilbert
*Eliza Gilkyson
*Girlyman
*Joe Glazer (1918–2006)
*Steve Goodman (1948–1984)
*John Gorka
*Tracy Grammer
*The Grateful Dead
*Jackie Greene (born 1980)
*Patty Griffin (born 1964)
*Nanci Griffith (born 1953)
*Arlo Guthrie
*Sarah Lee Guthrie
*Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
*Kristen Hall
*Kristy Hanson
*Jack Hardy
*Jesse Harris
*Richie Havens
*Lee Hays (1914–1981)
*Priscilla Herdman
*Carolyn Hester (born 1937)
*Sara Hickman
*The Highwaymen
*Ubaka Hill
*Bob Hillman
*David Holt
*Holy Modal Rounders
*Cisco Houston (1918–1961)
*Brodie Foster Hubbard
*Janis Ian
*Indigo Girls
*Iron & Wine
*Burl Ives (1909–1995)
*John Jackson
*The Jayhawks
*Ella Jenkins
*Jim and Jean
*Orville Johnson
*Freedy Johnston
*Billy Jonas
*Diana Jones (born 1965)
*Si Kahn
*Christine Kane
*Lucy Kaplansky
*The Kennedys
*Barbara Kessler
*Jennifer Kimball
*Charlie King (born 1947)
*The Kingston Trio
*The Klezmatics
*Leo Kottke (born 1945)
*Peter La Farge (1931–1965)
*Jimmy LaFave
*Bruce Langhorne
*Patty Larkin
*Lavender Diamond
*Christine Lavin
*Leadbelly
*Katie Lee
*Julius Lester (born 1939)
*Jeffrey Lewis
*The Limeliters
*Alan Lomax (1915–2002)
*Laura Love
*The Lovin' Spoonful
*Lullaby for the Working Class
*The Mamas & The Papas
*The Mammals
*Woody Mann
*Roger Manning
*Marcy Marxer
*Willy Mason (born 1984)
*John McCutcheon
*Country Joe McDonald
*Brownie McGhee (1915–1996)
*Lori McKenna
*James McMurtry
*Melanie
*Bill Miller (born 1955)
*Roger Miller (1936–1992)
*Anais Mitchell
*Moby Grape
*Modern Folk Quartet
*Alastair Moock
*Dawn Xiana Moon (born 1981)
*Bill Morrissey (born 1951)
*Moxy Früvous
*Maria Muldaur (born 1943)
*Peter Mulvey
*Holly Near
*Fred Neil (1936–2001)
*The New Christy Minstrels
*Carrie Newcomer
*Nickel Creek
*The Nields
*Willie Nile (born 1949)
*Conor Oberst (born 1980)
*Phil Ochs (1940–1976)
*Mark O'Connor
*Odetta
*Jim Page
*Patrick Park
*Gram Parsons (1946–1973)
*Tom Paxton
*Ellis Paul
*Alice Peacock (born 1971)
*Elvis Perkins
*Peter, Paul & Mary
*Gretchen Peters
*Utah Phillips
*Phranc
*Wally Pleasant
*Rose Polenzani
*John Prine
*Chris Pureka
*Ratsy
*Toshi Reagon (born 1964)
*Rebecca Riots
*Del Rey
*Malvina Reynolds
*The Ritchies
*Josh Ritter (born 1976)
* [Robin Roberts] (singer)(from late 1940s-present{2008})
*The Roches
*Libby Roderick (born 1958)
*Sally Rogers
*The Rooftop Singers
*Jack Rose
*Josh Rouse (born 1972)
*Tom Rush
*The Sandpipers
*Claudia Schmidt
*Eric Schwartz
*Mike Seeger
*Peggy Seeger
*Pete Seeger (born 1919)
*The Serendipity Singers
*Colleen Sexton
*Martin Sexton
*Linda Shear (born 1948)
*Richard Shindell
*Michelle Shocked (born 1962)
*Judee Sill (1944–1979)
*Simon & Garfunkel
*Langhorne Slim
*Fred Small
*Elliott Smith
*Michael Peter Smith
*Mindy Smith
*Stephan Smith (born 1969)
*Chris Smither
*Faith Soloway
*Rosalie Sorrels (born 1933)
*Bill Staines
*James Lee Stanley
*Jody Stecher
*Sufjan Stevens
*The Story
*Sweet Honey in the Rock
*The Tarriers
*James Taylor
*Livingston Taylor
*Luke Temple
*Rosie Thomas
*Trapezoid
*Artie Traum
*Happy Traum
*The Turtles
*Two Nice Girls
*Uncle Bonsai
*Jay Ungar
*Dave Van Ronk
*Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997)
*Suzanne Vega (born 1959)
*Violent Femmes
*Voices on the Verge
*Eric Von Schmidt (1931–2007)
*M. Ward
*Washington Squares
*Linda Waterfall
*The Weavers
*The Weepies
*Brenda Weiler
*Gillian Welch
*Susan Werner
*Floyd Red Crow Westerman (1936-2007)
*Cheryl Wheeler
*Erica Wheeler
*Whiskeytown
*Josh White (1914–1969)
*William Elliott Whitmore
*David Wilcox
*Dar Williams (born 1967)
*Lucinda Williams
*Victoria Williams (born 1958)
*Cris Williamson (born 1947)
*Wishing Chair
*Denison Witmer
*Kate Wolf (1942–1986)
*Hally Wood (singer/musicologist)(1922-1989)

Irish-American

*Liz Carroll
*Karan Casey (Irish immigrant to U.S.)
*Cherish the Ladies
*Dropkick Murphys
*Seamus Egan (Irish immigrant to U.S.)
*Flogging Molly
*Eileen Ivers
*Susan McKeown
*Jerry O'Sullivan
*Solas